Mayor Brad Tabke Posts Pre-City Council Meeting Podcast

The new Shakopee Mayor, Brad Tabke, has posted his first pre-City Council Meeting podcast highlighting city issues and agenda items.

After Tabke and councilors Matt Lehman and Jay Whiting are sworn in tonight at the 7 p.m. meeting tonight at , Tabke said a business leader is expected to talk briefly about what it is like doing business in Shakopee.

That unnamed person will speak during the meeting's public comment time, which Tabke said he'd like to use as time to highlight people in the community. Email him for more information. 

Tabke said he feels the top item on tonight's council agenda is a discussion about the  putting two parcels of Shakopee land into trust. If the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs approves the measure, it will take the land off Shakopee tax rolls and give the tribe 100 percent control of the land that they already own, Tabke said.

Tabke said he has invited a tribe representative to speak at the meeting.

Another point of interest in the meeting, according to Tabke, is a discussion about future use of the downtown fire station, which has been appraised at $585,000.

He also added that former Mayor John Schmitt will stay involved in the city, specifically on the Hwy. 169 Coalition and on the Scott County Association for Leadership and Efficiency (SCALE) committees.